{"id":1485,"date":"2016-08-09T10:07:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T13:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/?p=1485"},"modified":"2016-08-09T10:07:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T13:07:35","slug":"terminology-tuesday-voice-over-vo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/terminology-tuesday-voice-over-vo\/","title":{"rendered":"Terminology Tuesday: Voice Over (VO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1486\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/flat_line_bonus_icon_8.png?resize=261%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"flat_line_bonus_icon_8\" width=\"261\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/flat_line_bonus_icon_8.png?w=261&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/flat_line_bonus_icon_8.png?resize=181%2C300&amp;ssl=1 181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Preparing a script for voice over, I thought to myself &#8220;have I ever talked about voice over on the blog?&#8221; &#8211; a quick search indicated no.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is Voice Over?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Voice Over (VO) is a script-read and audio recorded narration that is often built into a project during or post-production. In e-learning, it is often referred to as audio narration. My stance on VO\u00a0is almost exclusively &#8220;I hate it.&#8221;, but that&#8217;s because I don&#8217;t learn as effectively when I&#8217;m trying to read or pay attention to something onscreen while also listening to audio. I get overloaded. However, there are many examples of good VO\u00a0in e-learning, and it is important to note that not everyone learns the same. Some people may learn better listening to audio. Some people won&#8217;t. For this reason, I like to give people options such as a mute button and\/or an audio transcript.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">VO is also often required to ensure ADA or 508 compliance, so it&#8217;s often a necessary evil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>E-Learning VO Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">For the love of all things holy, do not use robo-voice (e.g. the text to speech type of audio) in final e-learning projects. Your learners will want to kill you. Using it for scratch audio is fine in the interim, but not for final projects.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Receive stakeholder sign-off ahead of sending VO scripts for recording &#8211; this will save you a lot of money in the event that the reviewers make considerable changes to the script during review. It will also streamline your production.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Please, please, please, do not duplicate onscreen text and VO for the same slide content. It&#8217;s painful and unnecessary.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Maintain the same voice throughout your script (e.g. active\/passive, etc.) to ensure consistency.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Include prompts to\u00a0your narration, where necessary. For example, &#8220;Click each button to learn more.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Aim for brief and concise VO scripts per slide. No one wants to listen to 1-5 minutes of audio. Keep it simple and to the point, and supplement with onscreen text. Not the other way around.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">For complicated content, or content heavy in the acronym department: include a pronunciation table. Everyone pronounces things differently, and your VO artist will likely be unable to read your mind&#8230;because they&#8217;re humans too.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">For courses containing multiple modules, use the same VO artist for consistency.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">When you receive audio recordings from your VO artist, proof the recordings to ensure accuracy&#8230;because again, the VO artist is only human and humans make mistakes from time to time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preparing a script for voice over, I thought to myself &#8220;have I ever talked about voice over on the blog?&#8221; &#8211; a quick search indicated no. What is Voice Over? 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